Matt D'Avella
Filmmaker and YouTuber exploring minimalism, personal finance, and intentional living.
- subscribers on YouTube
- 4M
- followers on TikTok
- 34.8K
- items cited
- 44
- sources read
- 63
TikTok count as of October 2026, from the public profile.
YouTube setup
@mattdavellaCapture
Camera equipment1
- NOMATIC Travel Pack 14L
$329.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited March 2025speaks highly of it

“…so I've thoroughly tested out both the 14 L and 20 L nomadic bags for months and I have to say that I very much prefer the 14 lit bag I find that it has just enough organizational compartments for my stuff but not too much”
Sound
Headphones2
- Bose 700 Noise-Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
$149.49cited in 2 videospositive about it

“Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones”
- AirPods
$119.95first cited March 2025

“Tuck this right in here got my AirPods”
View source at 0:44from March 2025
Editing and post
Editing software1
- Descript
cited in 38 videosfirst cited December 2024

“(It's legit amazing and saves me hours every week)”
Recording software1
- Riverside.fm
cited in 38 videosfirst cited December 2024

“How I do remote interviews”
Productivity software13
- TeuxDeux
cited in 45 videospositive about it

“Now I still use the app TeuxDeux do as a digital version of my to-do list.”
- Toggl Track
cited in 4 videosfirst cited November 2023positive about it

“I experimented with a dozen apps to get started and settled on one called Toggle to help me track everything that I do in a given day”
- Slack
cited in 2 videos
“…and we've also built a slow growth Slack community for everyone who enrolls in a slow growth course”
- Freedom App
cited in 2 videosmixed views on it

“There are some measures that I take before I even start working, like having the freedom app installed that blocks websites that I designate.”
- Google Meet1 video
- Google Calendar1 video
- Shortcuts1 video
- Apple Health1 video
- Google Sheets1 video
- Progress (goal tracking app)1 video
- Apple Notes1 video
- Google Chrome1 video
- Gmail1 video
Creator tools2
- Epidemic Sound
cited in 43 videosfirst cited December 2024

“Music for videos”
- Storyblocks
cited in 2 videosspeaks highly of it

“Now Storyblocks is a new sponsor to this channel but it's not something that's new to me I've been using them for the past six to eight months and have gotten so much value from their service I have saved so much time by using Storyblocks”
Platforms
Hosting platforms4
- Squarespace
cited in 69 videosspeaks highly of it

“…my sponsor for this video is Squarespace I've been using them for over a decade to build and launch my own websites for three main reasons they've got great templates they handle all the technical backend stuff that I'm too dumb to figure out and their platform makes it so easy to publish new content”
“…go follow me on Instagram. I'll be sharing those along with a bunch of new original content exclusively for IGTV that expands on the topics that I share here on YouTube.”
View source at 8:18from February 2020“…go follow me on Instagram. I'll be sharing those along with a bunch of new original content exclusively for IGTV that expands on the topics that I share here on YouTube.”
View source at 8:18from February 2020“I've been making a lot of videos on Instagram TV behind the scenes talking a little bit more about these kinda things and what goes into 'em.”
View source at 8:46from April 2020
Membership platforms1
- Patreon
cited in 5 videospositive about it

“…one of the ways that I'm making this studio possible is through patreon I brought patreon back and I made it even more accessible for people to be able to contribute to me”
Desk
Computers1
- iPad
$449.00first cited March 2025

“…laptop in there and then my iPad”
View source at 2:03from March 2025
Office furniture4
- Kalise Trestle Desk
first cited January 2025
“Desk”
View sourcefrom January 2025 - Dallas Vegan Leather Wooden Armchair
≈$296first cited January 2025

“Faux leather arm chair”
View sourcefrom January 2025 - Rattan office chairs
first cited January 2025speaks highly of it
“I love these ratton office chairs they're really cool and retro looking”
View source at 9:32from January 2025 - Koala Sofa Bed (4th Gen)
$2,190.00first cited January 2025positive about it

“…since I know a lot of people are going to ask the sofa bed is from a company called koala it's an Australian based company”
View source at 6:49from January 2025
Everything else
Other10
- NBTORCH Reusable Hook and Loop Cable Ties (8 In)
$9.01first cited October 2023speaks highly of it

“And I love these longer straps when I'm fastening multiple cables together or fixing them to furniture.”
View source at 0:46from October 2023 - Precision Defined Toolbox Liner Non-Slip Tool Drawer Liner
$29.99first cited October 2023positive about it

“And I've used a toolbox liner to make sure that nothing slides around or gets damaged when opening and closing the drawer.”
View source at 6:20from October 2023 - Surfshark VPN
first cited July 2025speaks highly of it

“But Surf Shark is one of those rare companies that was an easy yes for me. After years of being lazy and giving away my data, I've started to get more serious about protecting it.”
View source at 11:08from July 2025 - Bamboo Adjustable Drawer Dividers
$19.99first cited October 2023speaks highly of it

“For my office, I use drawer dividers to neatly organize all my gear into sections reserved for lenses, cameras, and batteries.”
View source at 6:14from October 2023
Instagram setup
@mattdavellaCapture
Cameras3
- Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera
$2,999.00first cited March 2021speaks highly of it

“I'm gonna go with the Canon R5 using this small dslr Camera for the first time in years made me realize how much quicker I could move”
View source at 7:38from March 2021 - Sony Handycam AX700
first cited March 2021positive about it

“It would be my the first camera that I ever had my Sony Handycam really just for nostalgia purposes”
View source at 8:12from March 2021 - Canon C500 Mark II
first cited March 2021

“My primary camera for making youtube videos for the past year had been my C500 and then when I came here to australia I was like I'm not gonna bring this big camera”
View source at 7:27from March 2021
Camera equipment1
- Manfrotto 420B Boom Stand
first cited March 2021speaks highly of it
“…so the last thing that I couldn't live without would be my Manfrotto Boom Stand pole and it's just because I use it for so many different shots I use it for doing overhead shots with my camera”
View source at 12:39from March 2021
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